i realy have 2 say .. potrosyan is the best k-1 kickboxer i have seen .. he use his body like in kickboxing with no k-1 rules he is very quick and he is the truly master of k-1
You are right about that. I really wonder how it's gonna end. I can see Petrosyan having an easy (but annoying) fight against Yuya and getting in the final without a lot of damage. And I can see Souwer and Buakaw destroying each other. When one of them gets in the final, they will be more tired than Petrosyan. Can't wait to see if my "calculations are right". Go Petrosyan!!!
i cant believe how good petro is , he made kraus look like an amatur , hope we could see a rematch with souwer at the final and then a super fight between petrosyan and masato.
a really really solid fighter.. no more than what he needs to do. He delivers solid combos and nice kicks [ even though i'd expect him to focus a little bit more on them given that his corner was shouting "gambe" which means legs ]. A really nice fight.
In my opinion it was part of the plan to fight Petrosyan with mainly boxing and stay close to him. Petr. has superior leg techniques, so try to neutralise them in an early stage and stay close to him and use your strongest weapons: for Kraus that are his fists. As far as I have seen all kicks from Petr. were blocked and Kraus was the most offensive fighter. Unfortunately for him Petr. can also punch and is at this stage a more complete fighter. Petrosyan-Kyshenko would have been a nice match...
@ravingdave900 I'd also like the see Japan's little favorite vs Petrosyan. I would really enjoy watching Masato get destroyed. Even the judges wont be able to hand him the win that time.
@solmyr2 The difference between buakaw and yodsanklai is buakaw was never ranked a top fighter in thailand, he's one of the best k1 fighters but in thailand he is considered good but not one of the best. Yod is champion of nearly every stadium in thailand and is ranked highly. He now has started fighting internationaly but has not yet been given as much opportunites as buakaw has been. Yod wants to fight in k1 and maybe soon he will. We just have to wait and see.
Giorgio ha messo su massa muscolare, sensa perdere niente in velocità, precisione, la sua tecnica è la migliore in assoluto, colpi di una pulizia incredibile, tuttavia e vorrei qualche tecnico che lo conosce bene a risp, ha perso potenza nel sinistro, non è piu quel sinistro di qlc anno fa, sopratutto era devastante qnd colpiva cn il sx in estensione, oggi lo appoggia piu cn la spalla, ma nn ha la stessa potenza, anche il kick sinistro non è devastante cm anni fa, non so, ...
not true, back in 2002 when he won the k1 max, he used to kick as much as everyone. I even had the honor to sparr with him and get a hard kick in the chest from him right after he won the title. We are from the city and I still see him at least once a month. The next time I see him, I'm gonna ask why he keeps boxing all the time.
i think petrosyan has a fucking awesome guard.super tight.he really defence well combinations are stiff too.fast and strong.abit like souwers but hands down souwer combo is much better and effective
Petrosyan is a very technical and good when facing fighters like kraus or masato but i dont think he would last with a fighter like yodsanklai or sanchai.
Kraus only boxing, I mean only boxing, thats it, come on man, I think if you are in the last 8 you must give more than messy punches. I like the petrosyan style and his humility, at least in the ring. We can`t say the same to the oppossite corner.
@envirocopy512 Lets hope Kraus actually remembers how to kick next week or it will be another one sided rape. That being said I am rooting for Giorgio and I hope he wins the whole thing again. I've met both kraus and petro and petro was very nice and friendly where as kraus came off as a bit of an asshole. I want to see petro vs sato final which has epic written all over it.
@AdeptusCustode Thats exactly what he is...a 1 dimensional brawler But he does have his uses Haha!! This has to be the funniest thing I have ever seen v=8tuqboNcLBw
@solmyr2 You sir are totally delusional. Yod basically did a draw vs Souwer who is basically the second best k-1 max fighter. He would kill him in muay thai. Not to mention that with a little more k-1 experience he would probably win a re-match vs Souwer and beat the crap outta most top k-1 max top fighters.
